John Teresi Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Chris.......what can I say......your chassis is AWESOME man........your well on your way to making my Coach look like a little kid built it.......keep at it Brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Clayton... Thank you very much. Its one of the reason's I love this site so much is being able to learn from everyone here as well as share my work. I am already starting to dream up my next project... well that's probably a lie, I should of said next 2 or 3 lol.Joe... Thanks buddy I appreciate the kind words. That's good that you will be getting back to the Nomad.Tim... What can I say but thank you. I really appreciate the kind words from you. It is actually really fun working with Brass. Although my fingers are sore from holding the tubing and notching it with a file. I am already thinking about making some kind of tubing notcher and designing it up in Solidworks which will work for 1/16" OD tubing up to 3/16" and possibly bigger.John... Thanks Brother. I do appreciate your kind word. Heck your Alclad work will make mine like a 5 year old painted it. I think I am at a point where I may start hacking the body up and getting it Narrowed, Chopped, Shortened and even possibly Sectioned... Or not sure if I should start the leaf springs and I-Beam Front Axle.... lol. So stay tuned Edited September 27, 2015 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Nice getting better with every update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 Bob... Thank you Sir. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Well just another quick update. I have started on Hacking up the body. Although I didn't get very far because I was questioning myself on how much I need to shorten the width by...lol So I am thinking I may chop and shorten the length prior to shortening the width. Here are a few shots to show my progress.... I started with my trusty razor saw to do the cutting. I need to trim the bottom off of the body: Here is a shot so you can see what parts were removed: Here is both sides cut and trimmed: Here is a shot from the top. I need to removed the gap between the body and frame. Body needs to be narrowed: Shot from the front: From the rear: And a Side view, of which the top needs to be chopped: Edited July 12, 2017 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytrozilla Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Yeah Buddy !!! Looks right.However, the thought of you chopping it at the tape line scares the bejeebers outa' me. You'll have to redo the beltline trim. Unless it has to be done there for frame considerations. If you only want to knock down overall height, you might want to consider cutting just above the middle hinge.Unless that was your plan all along and the tape is only there to hold the body together. In which case, I'll just go lay down by my dish. STAY ! Ahh Ahh Ahh. STAY ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 The tape is just holding the body together... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Looking great, Chris! But, . . . why isn't it finished yet? Johnny woulda had it done more than a week ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 looks pretty cool Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I like the shots from the top Chris. Gives a great perspective of the overall build. thanks for sharing, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Looking great Chris, looking great!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Danno.... we all know why it isn't finished yet.... I am not as fast as John.... LOL Dave... Thank you.Tim... Thank you very much.Kerry... Thank you Sir!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Alright Fellas.... Its that time for another update on this bad boy. So over the weekend I finally got started on Chopping up the body to get the body work going. Although I still have some more work to finish up the body. So far the Body has been narrowed 3/8" and it has been chopped 1-1/16". I still need to shorten the body by 3/4" of an inch but this one may be a little more tricky.... going to take a 1/4" from the center and then 1/4" from each side. Anyway I will let the pics tell the story of what I have done. Hope you all enjoy.... Well here I started out by doing a quick drawing of a side view of the body to get an idea of how much I was going to have to chop and change things: Here I have laid a piece of 1/4" fine line tape (the blue) Then added 1/16" fine line tape next to that then the Tamiya 6mm tape on the outside of that: I removed the 1/16" and 1/4" tape and what you see between the Tamiya tape will be cut and removed to Narrow the width of the body: Here is the first size cut up: Here is the 2nd side cut up: Edited July 12, 2017 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) So I did the same thing for the sides of the body and the doors. I started with my 1" wide 3M blue tape and also added a 1/16th fine line tape next to it. then added the Tamiya 6mm wide tape next to that: I removed the inner tape pieces to reveal what will be cut away: Here area all of the pieces after doing my cutting with my razor saw: And Now here it is somewhat together. At the moment it is just held together with the Tamiya tape and will be glued Together: Edited July 12, 2017 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Well I am hoping to get some bench time tonight to finish up shortening the body and getting it glued together. But first I have a couple of house chores calling my name first. So Stay Tuned Edited October 7, 2015 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Dailed and tuned in my brother. Looks like you got cut happy with that razor saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Chris......looking KILLER buddy.......your going to have this build done in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Looks Good Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Lookin good man. Nice job cuttin on the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Brad... Thank you. I got really cut happy wait till you see the pile of parts I have cut off...lolJohn... Thanks Brother... No way will I ever be as fast as you.Dave... Thank you.Clayton... Thank you very much. Well Fellas I still have more to cut and I am trying to get myself motivated to work on it tonight but I am struggling at the moment..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Wow that looks like a lot of hacking. Nice work. Interested in seeing how you do the final cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Bob... thank you. it was alot of hacking and iniwwd my rqzor saw for all of it. Right now I am planning on working on this when I get home afyer work today. I was going to take pics of the steps on how I will shorten the lenght of the body and share that with everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Alright Fellas... I got some more bench time tonight and was doing some more hacking and shortening the body. So the over all body shape is complete but Now I need to work on the window area of both sides as well as opening up the window on the door. but I will say the hardest part is done on the body I think...lol. I will let the pics show the story. So I had forgotten to take pics of marking the doors up to shorten them but here they are after they were shortened: As you can tell here by the daylight between the gap of the door and body that the door spaces needs to be shortened: I started out once again my marking the areas that I wanted to cut out: On the first side I forgot to take pics when I hacked it up but as you can see here I have hacked the other side up in to the pieces you see here and the piece that is on the chassis has been glued together: using Weld On #3: Here is the body after it has been shorted and both sides glued. I had taped it to see what it looks like together as well as to let it dry over night: Edited July 12, 2017 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) In this shot you can somewhat see the joints where things were glued together: Here is the opposite side: Top View so you can see the curvature of the sides: Here is a shot of the body next to the reference pic that I used to get all of my measurements and calculations from. It looks like it is close enough to the actual body. Now I just need to work the window details as well as a few other minor things I need to change up: I had to add this picture because I wanted to show everyone how much was actually cut out from the original body...lol: Edited July 12, 2017 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytrozilla Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Now THAT is determination at it's most impressive Brother Chris. You've just given me the motivation I needed to get back on the Nomad. I've been putting off my body mods, but as soon as I square away the leaf springs, I'm all over that.Thanks for the inspiration pal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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